If you’re anything like us here at Adirondack Weddings, you might find that time before the holiday season seems to fly by faster each year. Luckily, there’s still time to score fabulous gifts for your sweetie at your favorite local shop or online retailer. Here are 15 of our favorite gift ideas for engaged and newlywed couples.

Traditional and romantic
1. Decorative mistletoe makes a fantastic Christmas Eve gift. Wrap it up or simply hang it above a doorway and reveal its presence with a surprise kiss.

4. Snowflake necklace for her—or snowflake cufflinks for him—are a great way to accessorize while celebrating the season. Laura’s favorite necklace is a white gold filigree snowflake from Darrah Cooper Jewelers in Lake Placid. (Stop in if you’re local!) If you’re stuck behind a computer screen and can’t make it in person, we also like this diamond snowflake jewelry set from Amazon.

8. Snowshoes or Lake Placid Glider ice skates. When you live (or vacation) in these parts, winters are just as fun as summer. If you’ve always wanted to learn but don’t know how, there’s no time like the present.

9. If your betrothed is a music lover, instead of a latest MP3 player, consider splurging on an old-fashioned record player, such as this Crosley turntable, along with a selection of vinyl. (Does it get much cooler than that?) Make it an experience gift by including a homemade voucher promising an evening of dinner and dancing in the living room.

11. If you’ve never had professional photos taken, book a session with a local photographer. Skip the cheesy portrait studio package and instead explore our vendor directory and the pages of Adirondack Weddings Magazine to find a photographer whose style you love!

Inexpensive and homemade
13. Create a coupon book for your better half and include all of the things that you know they love. Make coupons for massages, breakfasts in bed, pancakes at midnight, early morning coffee runs, scary movie nights—whatever it is you know they’d appreciate and enjoy.

14. Want to show your guy or girl how much you adore them? Make your own “52 Things I Love About You” booklet with just a deck of cards, white paper, tape and a marker. Punch two holes through the cards, bind them with large rings and attach a note to the back of each one that expresses something you value in your sweetheart.

Wedding planning
15. Last but not least, if you don’t yet have both copies of Adirondack Weddings Magazine, you can still order in time for Christmas! Now through the holidays, we’ll ship out no later than the next business day for all orders placed by midnight. (We ship by USPS Priority mail, so understand we are at the mercy of the postal service, but we’ll do our part in getting orders out the door.)

I never know what to give my fiance for holiday gifts, but this is so helpful! I really like the idea of the snowflake cuff links or the camping supplies. I definitely have a few ideas for Christmas this year.